Name that tool!
This hand tool has a pointed metal blade and is commonly used for digging small holes for plants.
Trowel
You need to make a small hole to plant a flower transplant. Which tool should you use?
Trowel
You should wear these to protect your hands while using many garden tools.
Gloves
This part of many long-handled garden tools is where you place your hands.
Handle
You're planting 30 tomato plants and need to make small planting holes. Would a shovel or trowel be more efficient?
Trowel
This tool has two long handles and is used to cut branches and shrubs.
Loppers
You need to loosen compacted soil around plants without digging up the entire garden bed. Which tool would work well?
Cultivator/Tiller
Before using a garden tool, you should inspect it for things such as loose handles, cracks, or ________.
Damaged or Dull Blades
After using a metal garden tool in wet soil, you should clean and ________ it before putting it away.
Dry
You need to remove a thick weed with a deep root. Which would likely work better: a hand rake or a hoe?
Hoe
This tool has a long handle and a wide, flat blade, making it useful for moving soil, mulch, or compost.
Shovel
You need to remove weeds from between rows of vegetables. Which tool could you use?
Hoe
When carrying a tool with a sharp or pointed end, you should keep the sharp end pointed ________ from yourself and others.
AWAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Keeping cutting tools sharp generally makes them safer and more effective because it requires less ________.
Force/Effort
You have a branch that is too thick for your hand pruners. What should you consider using next?
Loppers!
This tool has a blade with sharp teeth and is used to cut through branches.
Pruning Saw
You need to cut a small branch from a shrub cleanly without damaging the plant. Which tool should you choose?
Pruning Shears
You should never leave tools lying in a garden path because they could create this type of hazard.
Tripping Hazard
Wooden tool handles should be checked for cracks and ________ that could cause the handle to break.
Splinters
You finish gardening and throw your tools into the corner of the shed without cleaning them. Six months later, several tools are rusty. What mistake did you make?
failing to clean and properly store the tools
This tool has a long handle with a metal head containing several curved teeth and is commonly used to gather leaves and debris.
Rake
You need to move a large amount of loose soil from one location to another. Which tool would be more appropriate: a garden spade, shovel, or hand trowel?
Shovel
You are using pruning shears and notice that the blade is damaged. Your friend says, “They're probably fine—just use them.” What should you do?
Stop using them and replace or repair the tool.
Why should garden tools be stored in a clean, dry location rather than left outside?
To prevent rust, deterioration, and damage and extend the tool's life.
You are asked to prune a tree branch that is high above your head. You don't have a ladder, so someone suggests standing on a bucket while using the pruning saw. What should you do?
Use the proper equipment or get someone qualified to safely reach the branch